Judge — February 3, 1900 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# Judge Magazine Cartoon Analysis This 1900 political cartoon by Grant Hamilton criticizes Senator Beveridge of Indiana (identified in the quote attribution). The central image shows an explosion labeled "expansion beverage" occurring in what appears to be the Senate chamber, with figures blown back by the blast. The satire mocks Beveridge's support for American imperial expansion—a major political debate of 1900. The explosion metaphor suggests his expansionist rhetoric is dangerous and destabilizing. The quote above references accusations that expansion supporters fired upon American soldiers, comparing them unfavorably to Revolutionary War patriots. The "thirty cents" reference in the caption likely alludes to economic costs or concerns about expansion policy. Hamilton's cartoon presents expansion advocacy as reckless political extremism that threatens American institutions and values.